diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
index 2d430c096d..d19b57f66a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
 						<xsd:element ref="router" />
 						<xsd:element ref="delayer" />
 						<xsd:element ref="chain" />
-						<xsd:element ref="poller" />
+						<xsd:element name="poller" type="innerPollerType" />
 					</xsd:choice>
 				</xsd:extension>
 			</xsd:complexContent>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/ChainParserTests-context.xml b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/ChainParserTests-context.xml
index 6291982e14..8f076136e2 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/ChainParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/ChainParserTests-context.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration
 			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/spring-integration-1.0.xsd">
 
-	<channel id="pollableInput">
+	<channel id="pollableInput1">
+		<queue />
+	</channel>
+
+	<channel id="pollableInput2">
 		<queue />
 	</channel>
 
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@
 		<service-activator ref="testHandler" />
 	</chain>
 
-	<chain input-channel="pollableInput" output-channel="output">
+	<chain input-channel="pollableInput1" output-channel="output">
 		<poller>
 			<interval-trigger interval="10000" />
 		</poller>
@@ -40,6 +44,15 @@
 		<service-activator ref="testHandler" />
 	</chain>
 
+	<chain input-channel="pollableInput2" output-channel="output">
+		<poller ref="topLevelPoller"/>
+		<service-activator ref="testHandler" />
+	</chain>
+
+	<poller id="topLevelPoller">
+		<interval-trigger interval="5000" />
+	</poller>
+
 	<chain input-channel="beanInput" output-channel="output">
 		<beans:bean
 			class="org.springframework.integration.config.ChainParserTests$StubHandler" />
@@ -69,5 +82,5 @@
 		class="org.springframework.integration.config.TestHandler">
 		<beans:constructor-arg value="1" />
 		<beans:property name="replyMessageText" value="foo" />
-	</beans:bean>
+	</beans:bean>
 </beans:beans>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/ChainParserTests.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/ChainParserTests.java
index 21b5b30074..16e4ca00c4 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/ChainParserTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/ChainParserTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.springframework.integration.config;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -52,8 +50,12 @@ public class ChainParserTests  {
 	private MessageChannel filterInput;
 
 	@Autowired
-	@Qualifier("pollableInput")
-	private MessageChannel pollableInput;
+	@Qualifier("pollableInput1")
+	private MessageChannel pollableInput1;
+
+	@Autowired
+	@Qualifier("pollableInput2")
+	private MessageChannel pollableInput2;
 
 	@Autowired
 	@Qualifier("headerEnricherInput")
@@ -107,14 +109,23 @@ public class ChainParserTests  {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void chainWithPollableInput() {	
+	public void chainWithPollableInput() {
 		Message<?> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload("test").build();
-		this.pollableInput.send(message);
+		this.pollableInput1.send(message);
 		Message<?> reply = this.output.receive(3000);
 		assertNotNull(reply);
 		assertEquals("foo", reply.getPayload());
 	}
-	
+
+	@Test
+	public void chainWithPollerReference() {
+		Message<?> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload("test").build();
+		this.pollableInput2.send(message);
+		Message<?> reply = this.output.receive(3000);
+		assertNotNull(reply);
+		assertEquals("foo", reply.getPayload());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public void chainHandlerBean() throws Exception {